Nucleoside and nucleobase transporters in parasitic protozoa

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 245-254

  Landfear, Scott M ^a   Ullman, Buddy ^a   Carter, Nicola S ^a   Sanchez, Marco A ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; NUCLEOBASE TRANSPORTER; NUCLEOSIDE TRANSPORTER; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; PURINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTOZOON; SHORT SURVEY;

ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; DRUG RESISTANCE; NUCLEOBASE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; NUCLEOSIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PROTOZOA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; PURINES;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 15944381020     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.3.2.245-254.2004     Document Type: Short Survey

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